Tuesday 10 September 2013

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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September 10, 2013
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National

Vehicle/Motorcycle Accident Link to Brain Miscalculation: Study

Check the local news, and stories of cars pulling out in front of motorcyclists run regularly in the headlines. Recent research by a Texas ...

Taxpayer $14 Billion to Crop Insurers Some Call Money Laundering

Former American International Group Inc. chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg has a new business partner: the U.S. taxpayer. Greenberg's Starr ...

JPMorgan in $300M Settlement Over Force-Placed Homeowners Insurance

JPMorgan Chase & Co and a major insurer have agreed to a $300 million settlement to resolve accusations that they forced homeowners into ...
East

15 Hurt When Connecticut Fair Ride Loses Power

State police say 12 people were sent to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries after a mechanical failure caused an amusement ride to ...

Reported Explosions Damage Rhode Island Garbage Trucks

The state fire marshal's office is investigating what appeared to be explosions that damaged three garbage trucks at Warwick's public works ...

9/11 Responders Far From New York City Seek Compensation

They weren't exposed to anywhere near the same level of ash, grit and fumes, but emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the ...
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Midwest

Harvest Time Brings Increased Risk of Crashes

Harvest time brings an increased risk of collisions between farm machinery and vehicles on state roadways. The Wisconsin Department of ...

Efforts Aimed at Reducing Injuries in North Dakota Oil Patch

Officials are working to crack down on worker injuries and deaths in the western North Dakota oil patch. The oil boom is drawing people ...

Underage Drinking Arrests Double at Badgers Game

Police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they arrested nearly twice as many people for underage drinking at this weekend's ...

Fire-Damaged Illinois Hotel to Be Demolished

A once historic hotel in Quincy, Ill., has been gutted by fire and is being demolished by crews. The blaze at the long vacant Newcomb Hotel ...
Southeast

DUI Simulator to Be Unveiled at West Virginia University

A computer drunken driving simulator is making the rounds this week in Morgantown. The Alcohol Beverage Control Administration will unveil ...

West Virginia Towns Seek State Help in Blight Battle By Accessing Insurance Settlements

Municipalities in West Virginia are asking lawmakers for help in their battle against blight. A resolution endorsed by the West Virginia ...

Fire Museum of Memphis Adding Exhibits

Thanks to a few big grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Plough Foundation, the Fire Museum of Memphis is pressing ...
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South Central

BP Balks at Extending Spill Settlement to Moratorium Losses

BP Plc's oil-spill claims administrator shouldn't extend a company settlement to cover claims of business losses caused by the Obama ...

Louisiana Man Injured by School Bus Wins $51000

The Terrebonne Parish School Board must pay more than $51,000 to a man who was injured when a school bus rear-ended a Sears van he was ...

Rebel Claimants in BP Spill Settlement Get Expedited Hearing

A U.S. appeals court will hold an expedited hearing for a small group of claimants in a Gulf spill settlement with BP Plc, with oral ...

Texas Pharmacy Tied to Outbreak Holds Inspection

The compounding pharmacy linked to 17 bacterial infections at two Corpus Christi hospitals says it has found no evidence of contamination ...
West

California Bill Opening Window for Sex Abuse Suits Passes

State legislators have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a hotly debated bill that would open a one-year window of opportunity for victims of childhood ...

Man Faces Sentencing in Hitching Post Arson

A New Mexico man faces a sentencing in federal court on a charge of conspiracy to commit arson in the 2010 fire that destroyed the main ...

Oregon Home Project Leads to Landslide, Legal Fight

A landslide caused by a hillside construction project a mile from downtown Coos Bay has turned into an environmental and legal quagmire. ...

Alaska Troopers, Renter in Dispute Over Standoff Damages

There's a dispute on the Kenai Peninsula whether Alaska State Troopers have to pay damages for a home that was heavily damaged when they ...
International

Gabrielle Menaces Bermuda as Disturbance Moves Toward Gulf

Tropical Storm Gabrielle reformed in the Atlantic south of Bermuda, which can expect high winds, rough surf and rain later today, according ...

Thai Airways Skids Off Runway; 13 Passengers Hurt

A Thai Airways Airbus 330-300 skidded off the runway while landing at Bangkok's main airport after its landing gear malfunctioned, the ...

Shell to Negotiate with Nigerians Over Oil Spill

Shell officials on Monday began talks in Nigeria's southern city of Port Harcourt with representatives for the Bodo community on ...

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